| | | Ali-Frazier. The very names evoke bad blood out of the ring, blood baths inside it, and they're at it again ... sort of.
|  | | Jacqueline Frazier-Lyde |
|  | | Laila Ali |
Hey, with Father's Day right around the corner, what says, "I love you, Dad," better than cracking a fresh can o' whup ass and dumping it on his enemies? Which is just what the daughters of these legends have in mind when Laila Ali and Jackie Frazier-Lyde slug it out in Verona, N.Y.
Ali -Frazier IV: All the tension of a women's prison movie, and you can bet on it, too!
But will they hold a candle to their father's epic battles? Let's get it on! And see how they stack up at The Tale of the Tape:
| Ali's daughter vs. Frazier's daughter |
| Category |
Fathers |
Daughters |
Advantage |
| Pre-fight hype |
The thrilla in Manila! |
The Progesterone-a in Verona! |
Fathers |
| In their corners |
Trainer, cut man, entourage |
Trainer, cut man, one dog-eared copy of "Chicken Soup For the Tomboy's Soul" |
Daughters |
| Celebrities ringside |
Frank Sinatra |
Frank Sinatra Jr. |
Fathers |
| Broadcasts |
The old closed-circuit theaters |
Pay Per View, and a lipstick camera simultaneously feeding images
to "www.catfight.com.org" |
Daughters |
| We have them to thank for |
Putting Don King on the map |
An undercard that features two fighting roosters, and a couple of
former XFL cheerleaders mud wrestling |
Push |
| What would Michael Buffer say? |
"LLLet's get ready to Rum ... "-- oh, that's right, I can't say it" |
"LLLet's get ready to pull each other's hair!" |
Daughters |
| Secret wishes |
That they can still count to 10 |
That somebody remembered to Tivo "The View" |
Push |
| They rank right up there with |
Louis-Schmelling, Robinson-Lamotta, Hagler-Hearns |
Melissa Rivers, Lisa Marie Presley, and Ricky Nelson's daughters. ... What? Ohhh. Sorry, fellas. |
Oh, the hell with it ... |
So, there you have it, it's so simple when you break things down scientifically. In a sweet-science sucker punch, the advantage goes to Ali-Frazier, the next generation!
Oh, my goodness, the gals take it in a stunner! What can I tell you? I love the ladies. And could they kick my butt? Sure.
Just don't work the face. My looks are my fortune. Until next time, I'm Nick Bakay reminding you the numbers never lie. ...
Humorist Nick Bakay, currently a writer for the CBS sitcom "King of Queens," is a regular contributor to ESPN The Magazine and Page 2. He has a Web site at http://nickbakay.com.
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